"THE MAN"

This Blog goes out to all men trying to live a holy life that is pleasing to God. Being a Christian man is not an easy job, most of us try to juggle being a good son, father, husband, and role model. As men we must make sure we surround ourselves with other strong men. Proverbs 27:17 says “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Every man needs somebody in there life that will tell them the truth no matter what. Honesty and accountability is what we need in friendships so that we won’t fall suspect to our fleshly desire. Here is a quote from Rick Warren ”If we would spend more time confessing our struggles we would spend less time confessing our sins ” Not all but most good men fall because they don’t have anyone that will strengthen them in the time of weakness. As men we should also be praying that God would show us how to overcome temptation. Hebrews 4:15-16 “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” Jesus is our high priest Hebrews 3:1 “Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;”. The only way to learn about our High Priest is by reading the word of God. Lust/ Porn/ Infidelity are all strongholds that most men have dealt with at some point. I don’t care how strong you think you are if your not careful temptation will overtake you. Look at Samson, he was one of the strongest men in the Bible yet he falls to temptation by a woman name Delilah which name means “weak” in Hebrew. How could a man so strong fall to a spirit that was so weak? And to think he fell because of three little words I LOVE YOU (Judges 16). Men of God its time for us to stand up and be the men who God has called us to be. Too many good men such as Politicians, Pastor, Church leaders fall because of this spirit. I want to end this blog with the story of when Nathan rebuked David for stealing Bathsheba the wife of Uriah .

2 Samuel 12: 1-7

1 The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, "There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him. 4 "Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him." 5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die! 6 He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity." 7 Then Nathan said to David, "you are the man!

Don’t be THE MAN…. Be A MAN OF GOD